Two goals from the Portuguese forward inspire Real Madrid to 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad to cut Barcelona's lead

Real Madrid secured three points for a fifth consecutive league match with a
comfortable 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu. Cristian Ronaldo
scored twice as Real cut Barcelona's lead at the top of the section to seven
points.

Kaka opened the scoring in the eighth minute, placing a left-footed shot into
the far corner after Sociedad midfielder Gorka Elustondo had failed to clear
a cross. Ronaldo blasted in the second in the 21st minute from outside the
area, ending his four-game scoring drought.

Ronaldo then headed home a corner by Oezil Mesut just before the break.
Emmanuel Adebayor, on loan from Manchester City, got the fourth, and his
first for the club, in the 89th minute. Alvaro Arbeloa scored a consolation
for Real Sociedad.

Real coach Jose Mourinho insisted the title was still a realistic ambition. "Of
all the championships I have disputed with FC Porto, Chelsea and